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HORATION. TAFT, OESAG HARB0R, NEW YORK.

Leners Patent No. 64,808, daad May 14, 1867.

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Be it known that I, HORATIO N. TAFT, of Ithe town of Sag Harbor, in thecounty ot' Suffolk, and State of New York, have invented a new andusefulPortable Combination Door-Fastener; and I do declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable thoseskilled in the art to make and use the saine, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and tothe letters ot' reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 representsa sideview of the parts of the door-fastener put together.

Figure 2 is an edge view. I

Figure 3 represents it as when used and applied as a door-fastener. p

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in thedrawings.

My invention consists in so constructing a portable or pocketdoor-fastener that the parts of which it is composed shall bothseparately and in combination form articles, tools, or instruments ofgreat convenience and utility.

My door-fastener is intended for fastening doors on the inside when thedoors are destitute of locks or bolts, or when they are inoperative, andit is formed oftwo pieces, as represented in the drawing, marked A andB. A has a hook or bit at the end, which is forced into the casing orjamb of the door when itis applied s a fastener. There is a slot-holethrough this piece at g, g.'1, which, in applying it as represented inlig. 3, is left just outside of the casing and door. This slot is madeot suitable size to admit the piece B with its edge against the door andcasing, as represented. VIn this situationit acts as a stop or'bar toall entrance from the outside, unlessthe force applied to the door issuiicient to tear the bit E from the casing. When the two pieces A and Bare combined, as in figs. 1 and 2, they form tweezers, which are usefulfor various purposes. A is curved, so that the ends are thrown apartwhen the tivo are combined. lThe end of A, and a goed portion of itslength, is made thin and elastic, so that it readily springs under thepressure of the thumb when used as tweezers. There is another curve in Aopposite the slot-hole, the pieces only being in actual Contact at twoplaces. B is a straightsided piece, except that the extreme end issomewhat tapered to tit it for a small screwdrivler. To use it as suchit is put through the slot as seen in iig. 3, when A serves as a handle.F is a ,small stud, with a button or conical hea-d. This head is passedthrough the slot at g, which at this end is made sir/ ciently large forthat purpose. The other portion ot' theslot is narrow, so'that the headlaps over the slot on each side. When the button-head is inserted at g,and the end ot' the screw-driver is slipped .up to the bit of A, the twoare attached together as ruily as desired. The curve opposite the slotallows A to spring a little under the pressure ofthe button, thuscreating sullicient friction to4 hold them in place. A screw Imay beused to hold the two together if desired. u

I do not confine myself to the particular manner of construction of thedoor-fastener as before described. As before stated, the two pieces maybe held together as tweezers by a screw instead of the button-headedstud, or by a clasp or a sleeve; and the two pieces may bohooked,together when' used as a door-fastener, so that the stud and slot mightbe altogether dispensed with. The-needle may' be attached to either ofthe pieces, and in any manner; but what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A combination portabledoor-fastener, constructed, combined, andoperating. substantially asherein shown and de'scrib-ed.

H.' N. frAr'r.

Witnesses:

WM. F. MQNAMARA, ALEX. F. ROBERTS.

